bill
1. a statute in draft before it becomes law (Freq. 22) - they held a public hearing on the bill • Syn: measure • Topics: law, jurisprudence • Hypernyms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument • Hyponyms: appropriation bill, bill of attainder, bottle bill, farm bill, trade bill • Part Meronyms: rider 2. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered (Freq. 6) - he paid his bill and left - send me an account of what I owe • Syn: account, invoice • Derivationally related forms: invoice (for: invoice), account (for: account) • Hypernyms: statement, financial statement • Hyponyms: electric bill, hotel bill, medical bill, doctor's bill, phone bill, phone bill, reckoning, tally, tax bill, check, chit, tab 3. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) (Freq. 4) - he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes • Syn: note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback • Hypernyms: paper money, folding money, paper currency • Hyponyms: silver certificate, hundred dollar bill, c-note, fifty dollar bill, fifty, twenty dollar bill, twenty, tenner, ten dollar bill, fiver, five-spot, five-spot, two dollar bill, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam 4. the entertainment offered at a public presentation (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: program, programme 5. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution - he mailed the circular to all subscribers • Syn: circular, handbill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway • Derivationally related forms: circulate (for: circular), circularize (for: circular), circularise (for: circular) • Hypernyms: ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert • Hyponyms: stuffer 6. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement - a poster advertised the coming attractions • Syn: poster, posting, placard, notice, card • Derivationally related forms: placard (for: placard), post (for: posting), post (for: poster) • Hypernyms: sign • Hyponyms: show bill, show card, theatrical poster, flash card, flashcard 7. a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) • Hypernyms: list, listing • Hyponyms: bill of entry, bill of goods, menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte, playbill 8. a long-handled saw with a curved blade - he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree • Syn: billhook • Hypernyms: saw 9. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes - he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead • Syn: peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor • Hypernyms: brim • Part Holonyms: baseball cap, jockey cap, golf cap, kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap 10. horny projecting mouth of a bird • Syn: beak, neb, nib, pecker • Derivationally related forms: peck (for: pecker), beak (for: beak) • Hypernyms: mouth • Hyponyms: cere • Part Holonyms: bird
1. demand payment (Freq. 2) - Will I get charged for this service? - We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights • Syn: charge • Derivationally related forms: charge (for: charge) • Hypernyms: account, calculate • Hyponyms: levy, impose, tithe, assess, undercharge, surcharge, invoice • Verb Group: charge • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Somebody ----s somebody something 2. advertise especially by posters or placards (Freq. 1) - He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso • Hypernyms: advertise, advertize, promote, push • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody 3. publicize or announce by placards • Syn: placard • Derivationally related forms: placard (for: placard) • Hypernyms: post • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
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